Eye problems

[GilmoreT13]

Hello, my chinchilla looks to have something wrong with her eye. It almost looks like she slipped some of the fur around it. She’s not bleeding and she’s still eating and jumping around like usual. She was fine last night and I noticed it this morning. I added pictures of her right now. Please help

 

[Amethyst]

Is she able to open the eye or does it stay squinty like that? My first guess would be she got something in her eye, and the loss of fur is caused by tears. If she is able to open her eye and it looks normal I would just keep an eye on it and make sure the area dries up and goes back to normal (another possiblity is the start of ringworm especially if it spreads). If she is not opening her eye all the way, or the eye doesn't look right or continues to weep I would get it checked out by the vet. She could have hurt her eye on a piece of hay, toy, or wood sliver and need eye drops to heal it.

 

[GilmoreT13]

Yes, she has been opening her eye. Acting like nothing is wrong. I’m assuming there’s a special type of drop chinchillas get for their eyes..?

 

[Amethyst]

I meant if she wasn't opening her eye, or it keeps tearing she might need sterile eye drops to flush her eye out (like you get at the pharmacy) or antibiotic eye drops from the vet.